| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 211.4 | 2021 | 1 | 200.96 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 114.96 | 2020 | 2 | 112.08 |
| 3 | Egypt | 104.26 | 2021 | 3 | 102.33 |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 92.38 | 2021 | 4 | 89.56 |
| 5 ↑ | Tanzania | 61.5 | 2021 | 6 | 58.01 |
| 6 ↓ | South Africa | 60.04 | 2021 | 5 | 58.56 |
| 7 | Kenya | 53.77 | 2020 | 7 | 52.57 |
| 8 | Uganda | 47.12 | 2021 | 8 | 45.74 |
| 9 | Sudan | 44.91 | 2021 | 9 | 43.85 |
| 10 | Algeria | 44.62 | 2021 | 10 | 43.05 |
| 11 | Morocco | 37.34 | 2021 | 11 | 36.47 |
| 12 | Mozambique | 32.16 | 2021 | 12 | 31.26 |
| 13 | Ghana | 31.73 | 2021 | 13 | 30.42 |
| 14 | Madagascar | 27.69 | 2020 | 14 | 26.97 |
| 15 ↑ | Cameroon | 27.22 | 2021 | 16 | 25.88 |
| 16 ↓ | Ivory Coast | 27.05 | 2021 | 15 | 26.38 |
| 17 | Niger | 25.13 | 2021 | 17 | 24.21 |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 20.9 | 2020 | 18 | 20.32 |
| 19 ↑ | Mali | 20.25 | 2020 | 20 | 18.51 |
| 20 ↓ | Malawi | 19.65 | 2021 | 19 | 19.13 |
| 21 | Zambia | 18.92 | 2021 | 21 | 17.86 |
| 22 | Senegal | 17.2 | 2021 | 22 | 16.74 |
| 23 | Chad | 16.43 | 2020 | 23 | 15.95 |
| 24 | Somalia | 16.36 | 2021 | 24 | 15.89 |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 14.65 | 2019 | 25 | 14.44 |
| 26 ↑ | Guinea | 13.13 | 2020 | 27 | 12.41 |
| 27 ↓ | Rwanda | 12.95 | 2020 | 26 | 12.63 |
| 28 | Burundi | 12.26 | 2021 | 28 | 11.89 |
| 29 ↑ | Benin | 12.12 | 2020 | 30 | 11.8 |
| 30 ↓ | Tunisia | 11.94 | 2021 | 29 | 11.82 |
| 31 | Togo | 8.28 | 2020 | 31 | 8.08 |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 8.14 | 2021 | 32 | 7.81 |
| 33 | Libya | 6.96 | 2021 | 33 | 6.68 |
| 34 | Republic of the Congo | 5.24 | 2018 | 34 | 4.86 |
| 35 ↑ | Liberia | 5.18 | 2021 | 37 | 4.47 |
| 36 ↓ | Central African Republic | 4.83 | 2020 | 35 | 4.75 |
| 37 ↓ | Mauritania | 4.78 | 2021 | 36 | 4.65 |
| 38 | Eritrea | 3.21 | 2011 | 38 | 3.17 |
| 39 | Namibia | 2.59 | 2021 | 39 | 2.45 |
| 40 | Botswana | 2.4 | 2021 | 40 | 2.25 |
| 41 | Gambia | 2.35 | 2019 | 41 | 2.21 |
| 42 | Gabon | 2.28 | 2021 | 42 | 2.17 |
| 43 | Lesotho | 2.16 | 2021 | 43 | 2.13 |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.02 | 2021 | 44 | 1.92 |
| 45 | Mauritius | 1.27 | 2021 | 45 | 1.27 |
| 46 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.26 | 2017 | 46 | 1.17 |
| 47 | Swaziland | 1.17 | 2021 | 47 | 1.15 |
| 48 | Djibouti | 0.99 | 2020 | 48 | 0.94 |
| 49 | Comoros | 0.87 | 2020 | 49 | 0.83 |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 0.56 | 2020 | 50 | 0.55 |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.22 | 2021 | 51 | 0.22 |
| 52 | Seychelles | 0.1 | 2021 | 52 | 0.1 |
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
